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FROM THE SPAIVISH. CORRESPoNrIENCE n F GENERAL SEBASTIAN[ WITH I6 . IESSRS. JoIIELLANGS .AND SAAVBBDBA- AND GB- N'EIiAL VENEGAS. No,). IliS EXCELLENCY DON OMPAR DE JOVELLANOB. " Stit—The reputation you enjoy in Europe, your liberal ideas, your love for your .country, and the d sire to behold it happy and flourishing, ought to make you abandons 'a party which is contending only for the itiquisitims, absurd prejudices, the interests of some Grandees, and of England. To prolong the Struggle is to augMent the calamities of 'Spam. man like.ynu, recognizedby your talents and cha racter, ought to know that Spain may promise her self theliapi , ieat result by submitting to a just and eoli‘ htened King, vt , hose genius and generosity ought to attract to him all Spaniards who desire the tran quility and prosperity of their country. Constitu tional liberty under a Monarchical Government, the , freeexercise of your religion, the removal of all ob stacles which for ages !lave impeded the regenera tion of this noble nation, will be the happy result of the constitution which the vast anti sublime ge nine of the Emperor has given you. • " Ion) in pieces by taEtions, abandoned by the English,, who had never any other 'neje& than to weaken you, rob you of your rivets, and destroy your commerce, rendering Cadiz aeother Gibraltar,. you cannot be deaf to the voice of your country, which demands frail you peace and tranquillity. Labour to this end in union with us, and let the energy of Spain evince itself solely in cementing her true feli lity. I offer you a glorious career. Ido not doubt that you will embrace with joy the means of being mefill to King Joseph and your fellow-citizens. You know, the strength and Dumber of our armies. You know that the p arty you have embraced has not ob., tained a glimmering of success : you, would one day have deplored it, if vidories had Crowned your efforts with success ; but the Omnipotent, in his infinite mercy, has delivered you from that calamity. " I am ready to open communications with you, arid give you proofs of .my high consideration. 44 HORACE SEBASTIANI." Na. U. ItI6WEU. " ,Gestuttst,---I do not embrace a party. I em brace the just anll holy cause of my country, which I have unanimously adopted, who have, received from her hand the augns't charge of defending ,and governing her, and Which we have all sworn to etti brace. and sustain at the expellee of our lives:' We do not contend,. as you pretend, for the inquisition, or for absurd 'prejudices, or the interests of the Grandees of Spain. We are contending/ for the precious rights of our our Religion, our'Con stitution, and our Independ%nce ; and do not believe that the desire to preserve these is at a distance from that of destroying whatever obstacles may be oppos ed to this end. On the contrary, and to mace use of your phrase, the desire and, purpose to regenerate Spain, and raise it to the, dei-yee and splendour it once enjoyed, and will hencetOrth possess, is 'consi dered by us as one at aor principal obligations. Per-' baps no long period will elapse before krance and'all Europe will at:knowledge that the same nation, which knew how to sustain, with so much valour nd constancy, against an aggression so much . the more tinjnst, they could least expea it from those who calleil themselves their first friends, possesses also sufficient zeal, firmness, acid` wisdom, to ctn.- reet those abuses which insensibly led the country 'o, the horrible fate prepared for it. There is not a feel ing heart which does not deplore the attocions evils which this aggression has . shed 'over, an innocent people, to whom,. afier a pretence to degrade them by the infamous title of rebels, that humanity has been denied, which the rights of war allow, and which the most barbarous. enemies grant. Bu to whom, are these evils ,to be, imputed ? To those who . cause them, by violating all the principles of nature and justice ? Or to those who nobly strive to defend, themselves from them, and avert them for ever from' the great and generous nation ? Do not, General, stiffer yourself to he'deceived. These' sentiments. taillich I have the honour to express are thoSe of the whole nation, there not being a single good man, even among those whom your arms oppress, Oho dues not feel in his breast the noble. Hanle which burns in it for his defenders. " To ,sperik of .our allies would he irrelevant, if your letter dtd not oblige me to declare to their lui pour, that the pUrposes you attribUte to them are as injurious as they are opposite to she generosity, with which the English nation offered her, friendship and leer succours to our impoverished and disarmed pro itincec, at their solicitation, from the first com- Suencement of the oppression with which they were threatened by their friends. / " In fine, General, I shall be well disposed tore- . sped the humane and philosophical principles, Which, as you say your King Joseph prdesses,when perceive that,- departing from our territory, he re cognizes that a country, which is at this itistant laid wosteln his name by .your soldiers, is tint the fittest theatre for displaying those principles.' • This would, ilideed, be a trinmph worthy of his philosophy, and 'yoU, General, were you penetrated with the' senil ineuis which inspire., ought to glory in concur lug in that itiumpli, th,u you might share also in our admiration and gratitoue;, 44 Is is only for this - ptirpose that my honour and 641 ,6 4 , 1 e / 11s periDlC me to make those comintitnica tions' which you propost , , if 'the SupremaCentral Septa Atoll approve of it. lit the mean while, ac cept, Genetai, -the expression of mylincere grati tude for fho honour you personally shew me, assur:; ed of the consideration I prefeis for you. tr G4sl?ea Pa JOVEi r ,I.ANOS." " seville, April 24 1! No, 131. 113 ZXC.:ELIANCY DO:i FUJCISCO DE ISA.AVBDRA. Sitier.L-Yoii are animated by the Toie,of your eountgyi ytm der; re its felicity; you rue far fr o m wishing to see it buffer any. longrr under the tram =els of fo)(la_lity; aria the inquisition, which oppose its regeneration your sentiments are too noble, too worthy of a true Spaniard, . to permit .you' to - be:the instratrient of foreigners or fanatics, who delight in nourishing: ditcnrkl; =This- opinion, • which" I enter tain of your eltavaaet And lutelligenee, indunes me to pr6pose to you to terttinate ;it once 'lie evils of iva n , which would be aggravated by a longer re. sistance. kftev so long a c0n9161 which uupleasant circumstances have occasioned, is not the time yet come to permit your province to enjoy with the rest of the nation all the advantages which are ()tiered by the liberal constitution which has been given•it by his Majesty the Emperor, and which is guaranteed by the just, loyal and generous charaEter of his ad . " gust brother, King Joseph ? Ti is easy for you, Sir, to acquire the justest, in the eyes of humanity, the fairest title to the grati tude, of your country, by employing the influence which your charatter and ►alents give you, to induce. your country to enjoy iMmediately all those advan tages. Draw that country to a Monarch, whose qualities merit all its confidence, and its Govern ment assures them that honour and prosperity have been hitherto the objet of its desires and efforts. " Believe me, it is my sense of your true lute , rests,'as well as the esteem which your country pro fesses for your prison, which induces me to take this step, and that I shall deem myself happy if I succeed in attaining the end I propose. " :Let rue know whether, as I hope, you are; dis posed to this. " You must, nevertheless, be sufficiently aware of my chara&er, to believe that I shall not on this account cease to march, and that nothing can detain the progrt.ss of our armies, whose successes are as sured by the omnipotent genius of the Emperor, to whom God has confirmed vi: ory over all his ene- rn i es. • i ;; , fea Accept, Sir, the expression of my per .1 • 4 e.011. ideration. " HORACE SitliasTlAtiz." No. IV. ANSWER. " Gatarat..--/ have received the favour of your Excellency's letter, dated at Daimiel, the 12th inst. and cannot omit returning my sincere thanks for the good opinion with which you honour me, and which I should certainly not merit if I assented to what you propose. • Your Excellency does not err in saying, that it is the love of my country , which animates me, but it is that love and the confidence which the Spanish people have reposed in my principles, in. viting me to share in the Administration of public atiii's, from the commencement of this afflicting war, which are the guide of all my proceedings.— I believe I am maintaining the cause of justice; and inwardly impressed with this opinion, I shall, under , the influence of these loyal principles, and that ho nour which has dire&cd all the anions of my life, constantly pursue the path I have resolved never to abanden, even should the uncertain fate of arms re duce me to extreme calamity. Approaching the end of my career, rewar4d by the' !eve of my fellow citizens, I shall nOt hesitate a moment to sacri fi ce Myself by returning that love, though I saw sus pended oser my head the sword of *Vengeance. • " Besides, General, does your Excellency thiA that if it was possible that l'could forget the diaates of my reason i and embrace the part you propose, that I could reconcile those who are opposed.to such condna All I should gain by this would be to' bring shame on my grey hairs, and draw on Me, for strip unlooked for desertiou, the indignation of all good Spaniards.. The enthnsiastic.opposition to the change of dynasty is not peculiar to Andalusia, Nt , hittiet the French armies have not yet prevailed. It exists also in the provinces still occupied by the troops of the Emperor. This truth cannot havo escaped the deep penetration of your Excellency.— In such a situation, my condn& is not merely the consequence of my private opinion, but of thC gene rA will of Spain ; and, I can never appose . the irre vocable decision of 'my beloved country. Accept the homage of My high consideration; &c. • ‘g ritANCISCO Da SAavgnass. " Seville, April Zr, istg." No. V. TO THE GRNRRAL:OP TIM ARMY OF C4ROLIWA. • " RN 1. , ----The glory of giving peace and tran quility to his .country, ought to be preferred even by a General of an army to that which he can ex pea to gain by battles. Let us then, General, un derstand each other, in order to make the evils cease which press opou Spain, and stop the effusion of blood. We both owe this .to the troops we .eoln wand ; you, especially owe it to your country, in ,return tor the confidence it repOses in you. " 'lhe frank, loyal, and beneficent cluirther of King Josepti, is to you and your .countrymen the surest pledge . of What you have to promise your selves. For My part, I shall b happy if I can be a useful mediUm between the King aud-his people, in procuring them, by a prompt peace, the tranquility of which they stand in need after so many tempests, and the felicity they may reckon upon under such a Monarch. These views induce me to do myself the honour of ' , a citing to you and waiting your answer. This step must appear to you the more sincere, be cattle our advantages are so decisive, that there can be no doubt of the success of the war, ,and because no Man can arrest the designs which are pluOned by the omnipotent genitis . of the Emperor, to.'whoni God has assured vidory over all his' enemies. AC:- cept, General, the expression of. my high consi. deratiou. • sirSussrl4,l,q." No. VI. ANSWKR, GENERA!,—T removed in due time your letter of the . tOtt Of,last month, and / should net have failed to answer it without delay, if • I had not 'de pended upon Government to • whom was bound to give information, before I .entered into corre spondence with yo;i: . ' Authorised ,now to, answer you, "I Live }he honour to a s sure you, tlAt in this we are agreed, that nothing is tnOre grateful than to give peace and felicity "to cations, tlid glory Of Which. I shall always consider as beyond any thing the fate of arms could give." " Spain was 'enjoying that unspeakable felicity, and - could not expect her loss, or her sufferings, or the effusion of her blood, from Allies fOr whom she has made such vast 6am - if - Ices, %Vitt' that charaCteristic fidelity which, other nations have. never denied to her. But a boUndless ambitiOn r , Wed to Modes of warfare - unknown amon3 oal,firmea' natiops, have' immerged her. in an, abyss of M)tery, from whicti the valour of her sons has to deliver - Arr. :" • "'The chara4erjelour King Joseph may be ,as loyal and bvneticen at you please to stile it let t hose virtues be exercised ,in countries where he ix called to 'reign by the rights 01 his. family, or the will of the people. , • With rct . ,43pCt to mysell:..l shall never at:- knowloclgo any other King thati hit whom the Ja ,vs•cf toy country established `by my tittcestors,, the ,plenitude of their designata 1 am satisfied there is nut one of my countrymen who is not,animated by the same spirit, however it , May be attempted to deceive digant,nutions by the pub lication of oaths =tnd as of homage s as 'voluntary, which have been .exturted by tenor and thesword, and every (species of violence. • " Convinced, as you, General, ought to be, of this undoubted faEt, and persuaded that you would, as you assured me, be happy to contribute to the restoration of a speedy peace, and the tranquility which our kingdoms need after so many temposts, I implore you to avail yourself of the favour you enjoy under your' Emperor, in order that, withdrawing his armies from the Peninsula, and restoring us our lawful king Don Ferdinand the Seventh, the Spa nish nation may enjoy that felicity which it promises itself under his Government, these being the bases on which we may receive your propositions, " Besides, the fate of arms has been in all times changeable and uncertain ; and when, in the cam paign, I contributed to the glories of my country in the fields of Mengibar and Baylen, I did not, there fore, flatter myself that I should have only to offer her my blood in the battles of Brihiesca and Ucles. General, the constant triumphs of yOur armies are not so certain as you suppose ; nor do I believe that the omnipotence of your Emperor is a pledge of farther victories; and far from believing that the. Divinity. can protect, as you assure me, so unjust a cause, and, on the contrary, rely that his unaltera ble justice will ever declare itself in favour of the .most holy war,' which, is to be found in the history of nations, and the favourable issue of which we already begiii to see realized. " Chosen by the Supreme Government to lead my countrymen in this sacred conflict, it shall ever be my resolution to save my country, or perish with it. " Accept, General, &c. " FRANCISCO VENEGAs. - " Santa Elena, May 5, 18.9." MAILS. ARRIVIID.-1 Malta, 1 Uirblin, r Waterford. Du Gottenbumil, Waterkgd. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAN , AT TWiLV O'CI.OOK.• - 69 ki t Red. ,A►m. 67'1 1 63 I Omulum pr. I'l 1 fiIJN. SQLIM (1111 C DICIIIS. lALSUM AUDIiAT LONDON, tqaritut,y, Jwirt 10, 18m. It is curious to observe with what extreme reluc- tance some of the Opposition Writers give credit to. the accounts which have been received of the defeat of the French, even though these accounts are cor ..roborated by the acknowledgment of DuoN4vAnrs himself. At first they could see no reason to doubt that the French had not obtained a vietery, though from the unfortunate' accident of the swelling of the Danube, it could not bp foltowo.lup. It was, bow evet,' afterwards found ImpOssible to maintain thi* proposition in the face of the French and Austrian accounts, and then it was acknowledged that 800- NAPAkTE had received a check. We cannot avoid observing a little upon the delicate phraseology Which these Gentlemen adopt when speaking of the disasters of the French. When General Sousa, having in vain attempted to oppose the progress of the British army, fled with precipitation out of For- , toga], with the loss of ohe-fourth of his troops, and all his artillery, hagriage, and ammunition, we were ' told that the French general probably meant to, snake a first—When IPONAPARTL, alter a battle , of two days continuance, is defeated in all points. , • • and forced to te-croistlie Danube with immense loss, we are told that he has received a check. We wkll not, however, quarrel with' theM about teimc, but if the French should make one ,or two more such feints in the Peninsula, and receive one or .two mare such checks in Germany, we shall look with anal deuce to the reitoratton of the indFliendencil of the Continent. The Part4iiksloop,:of war. Which ba.t just arrived . at Plymouth,. after a passage of three days from Oporto, brings an account of the miserable 'state to which Spota and his army are reduced. They are now nearly destitute of provisions, having destroyed their magtreines in their retreat, and are Ma situatkon where they can have no hope of any supplies. His troops are every, day falling vidinis to famine._ •Sa. BikSTLANI has taken the command Of V . tcrou's army, the latter having resignelit. The Public will recollea the gloomy' prediaions of some of the Op position Papers respeaing the progress which Gen. VICTOR was . to Make in Pc:little]. -Gen. MIKENzt E'S corps at Abrantes,was to be cut' cif'; Lisbon was to be taken, and even Sir ARTHUR, WALLESI,‘V'S army endangered. In answer to these prediaions we state 4 our firm conviction, that as soon as Sir Au- THlnt WELLESL4Y began his march to the South ward, VICTOIL would retreat, and the event. has completely justified the opinion which ‘ie advanced. Coat : TA is indefatigable in his attempts to Weakeq , the enemy, by continual skirmishes without ex posing ltitnelf to the chance of a general action. — BY the saute accounts it appears that the Spanish Patriots have actually regained Ferrol, having over.: powcred the French garrison, and then proceeded to C'oranna, with great probability of success.--There were many ships in the harbour of Oporto, laden,. an only waiting for the Co-nius, which was expected every day from Lisboa to con vo y them to thii country. It waslast night currently reported, that accoaws Lad been received of another battle having taken place, in which the Austrians were, vietotious• It was stated that a general attack • had been made upon the 'French lines by the Archduke CuAttl.as, and that be had succeeded in defeating them, and taking 10,00 D prisoners. We should be happy to confirm this account, but no authentic intelligence& such an eient has reached this conk.. We have no doubt, however, that the Archduke CHARLES would endeavour, with his characteristic energy, to follow up the advantage be had obtained, and therefore We Inv every hour expect the arrival of some important news. The correspondence between the French General SEBASTIANI and Don GASPAR 1 - JE JoVELLANOS, DOD FRANCISCO Dc S , ‘AvennA., and General Vitaoks , which our Readers .will find in THE Sus of this day, are highly interesting, not only as they manifest tli* complete frustration of SRBASTIANI'S attempts to se duce these noble Spaniards, and display the patriotic and heroic sentiments by which they arc animated/ but as they spew that the French General is not cuu fident in the success of his arms, but finds it ne• cessary to resort to such insidious artifices. Th e lusters of the Spaniards breathe the genu ine language of Loyalty, devotion to their Country, 04 .pure Religion, while those of SeaksitAiatmatic the charaBer of a mean tool of Ambition and Despotigl u ) and nothing can more outrage the feelings than blasphemous application of OMNIPOTEk/CE to the French Ruler, and confidence in Divine Protealiou of the execrable' cause in Which he is engage!. B ut the Firmness which, the Spaniartls their Answer to the Frenchman, cannot but excite plea' sure h every Man thron3hout all Europe, who 1.441 for the Rights of l,is Species, and the Independe nce of a People. ..................... The Neptune, SALISBURY, • arrived at .LiverP oo 4 spoke, on the . 21 i; 111 Alay, the iteluus, of Newcastle, bound to Nova Scotia, out 14days, in lat. 46. 31. long. 22' '' fi • 'She Sailed under con vo y of his Nlivi jesty's ship Alert, Which convoy were all disperse ( ' in a gale Or wind. The Carnatic, SWINTON,, from Lon don to India, was all well on; the 9th ultimo, in lat. g. long. 33 " 7 Yesterday, Sir DAVID DUI,IDAS'IIeId a at his Office in the,Horse Guards, and gave ldiel ' - ce4 to about twenty General Oilii:ers. , 1. Last night we received a series of the lian:LoV Correspondent. Tile following is the only art .l ": of novulty they furnish :•-- A " Sr. PETElliiUltt;kl, MAY 13.--It is.und.ctSloqi that our troops love already received orders to enlQ 0, the provinces ot the Austrian Monarchy, yet, op this day, no formal declaration of war has appeure°' The Prince of SCWVOLIITZEI93IIIO3 is Still here" , public ,!.y. In consequence of an order of the House of C"n 1 " it Jf mons; the tellowing statement o f the revenue the island of Madeira has been printed and laiduln the table. It is extratied from the offic'ill n ifie °, the Chevalier de Souza Couttitthe; Envoy EA1.1.3°,3'i Binary and Minister •I'leniPotenti4 of his 11 , 1) , ‘ ) / F . ' Flighpestk the Prince Regent of .Portugal, t,° ': Secretary Canning, dated February 8, )809. :' S tatem ent of the Reienues of i„h uit i of Madeira,, eS 51.14 ~ ' to inc b% the pres:nt Governor : C64,0° Net Produce ot the Ctistont"; about - . Revalue derive*l trout other sources ip the island, about • • f . . . ' .------- Total - - 49 iitl! (Signed) The Chew. De SQUZA C 0 U . T l.l: ' - ' ' . Tue. AIISIY.—The first div;Sion of the Lei,ea teC i narn:;• Militia marched into Nit smout h on' huriday iiig, and . were fo be followed by Lite remainder °k them this day. The first battalion of the 6th Be' gituent, commanded by Lieutenant-Culonel \\41:1:1 , c i w s o i c r l :le n 1 0 1 :b l e t. a t r y k d in s t l frc% n ii l r e se il o tr i c.j a in le t t i v le d t? a d ys b :t tr it 3l3ii°llll:l;l3: l; The Jinn. Colonel Fimino en's . and ( . :0 10 iie l l' : te o : s Local Militia haVing perfornied ille'f,'„ days duty at yarinont It, matched home onTloiVio inoinhig. Several of the Men' have volunteered 111 t. other regiments. . . On' Monday the Officers of the Ist ent , -, - A il i g' ,_ . 40 1; 0 0( c 3 e 6 r :h th i e le g g a tt l i l l a e n ti t t cporL:loTetitselltivitihNezir, with o'litan;:p-ejir.„,l3' c t the sabre, and belt, voted to him on their return iron? .Buenos Ayres. The services of this Ott `! lts known to tn.iny, while a Captdin" of Grenadiers 0:ii), the 36th Regiment in the wars against 'DPP ° S3 n il and r. more recently in the affairs of Buenos Ayres.l:l,/ N imiera, at the former of which, by his intrePluj with a small part of the Regiment, lie 113°1 „ 3 ,1it spiked with his own hands tw o gull s, jOSt „,,lit to bear upon them • by the Spaniards, and vlot ys alone secured the safe retreat of General Lt 041113, .brig:ide ; and for his 6 0 i ) dat at Vimiera, hil,'llid jeAty • was graciously' pleased, to reward him tie Id a Government of Carlisle. The sword Wag P re4 d l) Old, iiptin the parade, with a suitable address; on t o ' )lonel's reply was truly 'gallant CA i nt eresting ' l 2l , `allesting, in ivhicit be adverted, in the root "' li re ', And feeling manner, to the support he had s e t : c ' t er ,: l 4l , ceived Iron) his Officers, and the bravery condo& of his men, and tar which he avalic d 11 0 4, self of that moment to return then' his than ks '. 1 3 BORNE has been 37 years in the service, ol d in o f engagements, and • the whole oil that tityll b' 1 years constantly employed. The and their' last Meeting this season, oti ToesillaY, ' it ._ its. Thatched House Tavern i the Duke of 4no oo the Chair. . I. er Mr. KEMBLE is to perform a short time st ..• ‘ svi ll be joined by POOl, upon his return troth Dublin,. Where he Qentlemen'S Catch -Club held .40,T0 N' .0 to Mrs. DicSONS and 'Mr, 85t,t.,011. , life 6" EdMburg6. • ' 'el singer in Mrs. Stooor4s and -Ivli3s ' Mrs. . MOUNTAIN is erlaged as princ.i . Mr. Alt 1;01.0'5 Ellglieb, OFc. as.